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Of recent there have been reams of newsprint devoted to the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan; and its cost, not the least in human lives. Who profits is to be found in the small print. With escalating violence tearing that nation apart...
India is stepping up efforts to fortify its borders with a deployment of two new army divisions of 36,000 men to the north-easter border with China.
According to BBC News 23 November, part of the troops will be based in the area of Arunachal Pradesh in...
As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is facing an international arrest warrant over rape allegations, the whistleblower website announces a new mega-leak containing 2.8 million documents.
WikiLeaks announced via Twitter on Sunday “The coming months...
A former CIA chief has said that a military strike on Iran now seems more probable regardless of any further diplomatic actions, given that Tehran keeps pushing ahead with its suspected nuclear program.
Michael Hayden, a CIA chief under President George...
North Korea has promised a “physical response” to American moves taken following the sinking of a South Korean warship in March. The sinking of the warship has been blamed on North Korea by both South Korea and the United States.
The comments...
The ex President of Cuba, Fidel Castro noted in his recent writings titled “The impossible happiness,” that a confrontation with the United States and Israel against Iran will unleash a “catastrophic” nuclear war.
Castro questioned...
In a move likely to prove controversial the European Union is likely to approve significant funding for Israeli arms manufacturers. Camouflaged as scientific research awards one of the recipients will be Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It is said...
Diego Garcia Island
The Sunday Herald has reported that hundreds of US “bunker-buster” bombs are heading from California to the British island of Diego Garcia. According to the Sunday Herald the US signed a contract in January to transport...
NATO’s ongoing exapnsion towards the east as well as its plans for a missile shield in Easter Europe has prompted Russia to issue a warning.
In an interview with Russia Today, leading Russian military official General Nikolai Makarov unveiled serious...